• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.377-384
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• 2011

Cooperative beamforming has previously been proven to be an efficient way to improve the cooperative diversity. This method generally requires all relay nodes to participate in beamforming, which can be seen as "all participate" cooperative beamforming. However, not all relay nodes have constructive impacts on the end-to-end bit error rate (BER) performance. Based on this observation, we propose a new cooperative scheme which only selects those "appropriate" relay nodes to perform cooperative beamforming. Such relay nodes can be simply determined with mean channel gains. Therefore, the selection complexity is significantly reduced as global instantaneous channel state information is not required. This scheme guarantees that energy is only allocated to the "appropriate" relay nodes, and hence provides superior diversity. We also prove that power allocation among source and selected relay nodes is a convex problem, and can be resolved with lower computational complexity. Simulation results demonstrate that our scheme achieves an essential improvement in terms of BER performance for both optimal and limited feedback scenarios, as well as high energy-efficiency for the energy-constrained networks.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.286-287
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• 2019

In this paper, we consider an amplify-and-forward (AF) full duplex (FD) massive-antenna relay (or base station) aiding communication between K single-antenna source and destination pairs whose transmissions are overheard by one single-antenna eavesdropper. Maximum ratio combining (MRC) and maximum ratio transmission (MRT) processing is employed at the relay. The secrecy performance of the system is then derived with both relay and destination being equipped with low resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). The results show the detrimental effect of the eavesdropper's presence on the sum rate of the system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.795-798
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• 2007

In this paper, we proposed a simple power allocation scheme to maximize network lifetime. To maximize network lifetime, it is important to allocate power fairly among nodes in a network as well as to minimize total transmitted power. In the proposed scheme, the allocated power is proportional to the residual power and also satisfies the required SNR at destination node. In this paper, we calculate power allocation in "amplify and forward" (AF) model. We evaluated the proposed power allocation scheme using extensive simulation and simulation results show that proposed power allocation obtains much longer network lifetime than the equal power allocation.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.629-638
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• 2016

In this paper, we investigate an energy-efficient resource allocation problem in a two-way relay (TWR) network consisting of multiple user pairs and an amplify-and-forward (AF) relay. As the users and relay have individual energy efficiencies (EE), we formulate a multi-objective optimization problem (MOOP). A single-objective optimization problem (SOOP) of the MOOP is introduced using a weighted-sum method, which achieves a single Pareto optimal point of the MOOP. To derive the algorithm for the SOOP, we propose a more tractable equivalent problem using the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions of the SOOP, which guarantees convergence at the local optimal points. The proposed equivalent problem can be efficiently solved by the proposed iterative algorithm. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in achieving the optimal EE in multi-user AF TWR networks.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.3 no.5
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• pp.365-373
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• 2019

This paper investigates the performance of a hybrid single input multiple output radio frequency/free-space optics (SIMO-RF/FSO) communication system. Each SIMO-RF link is modeled as an independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) Rayleigh distribution, while the FSO link follows a generalized $M{\acute{a}}laga$ (M) distribution. Considering the fixed gain amplify-and-forward (AF) relay and misalignment errors, novel expressions for the outage probability (OP), average bit error rate (ABER) and average capacity are derived. Numerical results show that atmospheric turbulence and misalignment errors can seriously impair the system performance, and the hybrid RF/FSO communication system using SIMO-RF links can greatly improve system performance. We also analyze system performance under different types of modulation schemes. Numerical results are verified by Monte Carlo simulations.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1995.07b
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• pp.916-918
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• 1995

This paper has researched designing methods and characteristics of the indoor two-way CATV amplifier to amplify the weak signals and to separate the signals in the forward and the reverse channels in the cable system. It consists of diplex filters, equalizers, attenuators and amplifier modules. With the experimental results for frequency response, gain and slope controls, noise figures, return losses, distortion characteristics, we concluded that the operating capabilities of the amplifier developed in this research satisfy the design conditions.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.15-18
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• 2005

Cooperative diversity is a transmission technique, in which multiple terminals pool their resources to form a virtual antenna array that realizes spatial diversity gain in a distributed fashion. In this paper, we propose a new type of cooperative transmission protocol with a full rate and show that its BER performance is improved by 8dB over the existing protocol under the AF (amplify-and-forward) mode of relaying.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.311-319
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• 2019

A hybrid free-space-optical/radio-frequency (FSO/RF) communication system is considered, with the help of amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying. We consider various weather conditions to investigate their effects on the system's performance. We begin by obtaining the cumulative distribution function and probability density function of the end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio for the AF dual-hop FSO communication system with RF backup link. Then, these results are used to derive closed-form expressions for the outage probability, average bit-error rate, and average ergodic capacity. The results show that the considered system efficiently employs the complementary nature of FSO and RF links, resulting in impressive performance improvements compared to non-hybrid systems.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.58-64
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• 1990

The flow direction in a glass tube is measured by using a forward scattering dual beam laser Doppler velo$.$ cimeter with an acousto-optic modulator. We can determine the flow direction by measuring the shifted Doppler frequency which is dependent on the order of modulation of the laser beam and the fluid flow direction. Also. an electronic amplification circuit which has a bandwidth of 0 . 300 MHz and a gain of 38 dB is designed and fabricated to amplify the high frequency signal.signal.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.108-111
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• 2013

최근 들어 무선 통신 트래픽이 급증하고 있다. 때문에 주파수, 시간 등과 같은 무선 통신 자원의 효율적 활용이 매우 중요해 지고 있다. 이러한 관점에서 스펙트럼 효율이 낮은 단방향 중계 시스템에 비해 이론적으로 약 2배에 가까운 스펙트럼 효율을 갖는 양방향 중계 기술에 대한 연구가 최근 들어 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 하지만 양방향 중계 시스템이 갖는 높은 스펙트럼 효율을 극대화하기 위해서는 단방향 릴레이 시스템에 비하여 증가하는 오버헤드의 증가량을 최소화하면서 요구 성능을 만족하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위한 하나의 대안으로 본 논문에서는 증폭 후 재전송(amplify-and-forward) 양방향 중계시스템에서 결합적 간섭제거 및 채널 등화를 위한 적응형 수신기를 제안한다. 제안하는 수신기는 적은 오버헤드만을 갖기 때문에 양방향 중계기술이 갖는 높은 스펙트럼 효율을 그대로 유지할 수 있으며, 복잡도가 높은 역행렬 연산 없이 채널 추정 기반 최소평균자승에러 (minimum mean-square error) 수신기가 갖는 성능을 제공한다.